Example sentences of "to have [verb] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His eyes seemed to have gathered more gold from somewhere … |
| 2 | ‘ Jesus Christ , ’ I thought , ‘ to have marched all night , then someone blows up the kitchen ! ’ |
| 3 | Yes , it would have been quite useful to have given that tape as some indication on that little diagram on the tape recorder , about a minute or , they 're all standard tape recorders , how much measure , how much is it in terms of time , a minute of your tape is ten minutes |
| 4 | Even the United Nations Security Council , which has given thought and time to the plight of those troubled people , the Kurds , does not appear to have given any thought or time to the plight of the people in the south of Iraq , the Shia . |
| 5 | The Tokyo regulatory exchange also barred the offending companies from trading on its floor for a period of two days , and the City of Tokyo was reported to have withdrawn some commission work from them . |
| 6 | The town itself never seems to have developed much industry , but was primarily a place of exchange , from which imported goods were distributed throughout the country and export commodities sent abroad . |
| 7 | Nuadu was glad that he was unable to speak , for to have done so , to have uttered any kind of sound , would certainly have been to betray the utter revulsion that engulfed him . |
| 8 | She was not feeling in her sunniest humour as she wondered if she was going to have to wait all day tomorrow for her summons , when someone rang her doorbell . |
| 9 | We would all have liked to be able to eat normally at meals and not to have to hit each other to be first in the breakfast queue . |
| 10 | This was a one-off film for Chaplin and he was well aware that to have sustained that role and that theme would have been to sacrifice much of his great following and to have become an artist with a more sectional support . |
| 11 | The therapeutic possibilities of the inhibitory substance appear to have received little attention from Fleming . |
| 12 | Whether there is a percolation of water seawards in the beach material is another possibility , which does not seem to have received much attention , but it is unlikely that such a form of movement would be capable of dealing with the total volume of water involved . |
| 13 | We do not appear to have received this year 's Statistics Form with details of your classes , and would be very grateful if you could send it back as soon as possible . |
| 14 | Although a number of deaf people , especially in London , Coventry and Southampton lost their homes , deaf institutes , churches and schools seem to have received more damage . |
| 15 | Though the Conservative Club 's 500 members have pledged Party allegiance to a man the question of women membership is said to be ‘ in abeyance ’ the number of votes in Horden is unlikely to have filled many coal tubs . |
| 16 | And , and I would expect to have completed that review by March . |
| 17 | The Court concluded , rightly it is submitted , that the mere fact that the defendant happens to have committed another offence in addition to the one with which he has been charged should not preclude a conviction . |
| 18 | Can you imagine how bitter it is for me to have to write that sentence ? |
| 19 | It 's a shame to have to write that sort of thing into a contract , but you ca n't trust the buggers . ’ |
| 20 | THE difficulties in the UK commercial property sector appeared to have claimed another victim yesterday after Surrey-based Bredero Properties announced it had breached its banking covenants , writes Richard Shackleton . |
| 21 | It is the fervent hope of most Celtic supporters that Rangers are eliminated from Europe , of course , so that their team retains the distinction of being the only one from Scotland ever to have won that trophy , albeit 26 years ago . |
| 22 | There will be some danger , but by the end of tomorrow I hope to have won this battle . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ We 're extremely pleased to have won this contract , ’ says Stormy West manager , Paul Wintle . |
| 24 | A superbly worked goal by Wantage when John Cully headed home a pin point cross by Stewart Bradbury with five minutes remaining , looked to have won this match for three vitally needed points in the Hellenic League premier division . |
| 25 | To have won either award would have been a major achievement ; to have won both Environmental and Export Awards in the same year is remarkable and gives us great satisfaction . |
| 26 | The band of the Discharged and Demobilised Soldiers ' and Sailors ' Association performed for the patients and they were reported to have enjoyed another concert which included lantern views . |
| 27 | Although it must be acknowledged that there is a danger of deliberate under-recording , the emphasis placed by the course on the value and importance of being honest with oneself appears to have resolved this problem . |
| 28 | Although Wilfrid did evangelise Mercia and founded a site at Oundle in Northamptonshire , it is probable the reference is to another Stamford , as the name was not uncommon and Alchfrith is unlikely to have owned any land in this area . |
| 29 | He 'd once mockingly said that their relationship had been written in the stars ; if it had been then she was going to have to find some way to unwrite it , fast ! |
| 30 | Louise was so animated by now that she seemed to have forgotten that morning 's funeral . |